ADA Internet
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ADA website litigation – latest statistics and my opinion. . .
Seyfarth Shaw’s Title III ADA blog has published mid-year statistics for ADA website filings, which you can find at Seyfarth Shaw Blog. The headline is that filings are up, but there is more to it than that when you look at the rate of filings from 2017 to present. First, the chart doesn’t show filings… Continue reading
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SBA v DOJ – who’s calling the shots on website accessibility?
On June 23 the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy called on the Department of Justice to go beyond its recent one year pause on Title II website regulations and simply scrap them entirely. See, Advocacy Recommends. The legal justification is astonishing – SBA claims that under the latest Supreme Court authorities, Loper Bright Enterprises… Continue reading
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Just a few quick notes on ADA website lawsuits.
I noted this headline in my Google news feed this afternoon: “Attorney involved in dozens of ‘sue-and-settle’ lawsuits around KC may have web accessibility issues on his own sites.” The story was pretty much as expected. Attorney Kevin Puckett files 90 lawsuits for a single plaintiff who claims to be disabled. The attorney’s own website… Continue reading
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AI and ADA compliance for websites – what does “equality” mean for accessibility?
Artificial Intelligence, or at least talk about AI, has become inescapable. Like “gluten free” it has been become a marketing tool that doesn’t mean anything. Gluten free toilet paper? – I’m sure somebody is selling it. AI powered paper clips? If not today then certainly tomorrow. Nonetheless, AI is real in the sense that computers… Continue reading
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DOJ withdraws ADA Guidance – does it mean anything?
Not long after Trump was elected in 2016 the Department of Justice withdrew a number of older guidances intended to help businesses deal with ADA issues. For the most part the withdrawn guidances were out of date and their withdrawal was unlikely to have any effect on businesses with ADA issues.¹ The new Trump administration… Continue reading